County Treasurer - Texas Ballot Compare

Bill Rickert

Republican Incumbent

On ballot as: BILL RICKERT
Current role: Fort Bend County Treasurer (since January 1, 2019)
Background: MBA certificate, Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business (per campaign)
Former global oil-and-gas executive (per candidate)
Moved to Sugar Land in 1992 (per campaign)
Experience: Completed 369.75 hours of treasurer, Public Funds Investment Act and investment training (per candidate)
Former board member, Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 206 (per campaign)
Has served as president of the Rosenberg Railroad Museum (per campaign)
Top priorities: Will "prioritize safety and liquidity over yield, and report clearly to the public"
Will continue "strong internal controls, positive pay, secure electronic payments, and rolling fund-by-fund cash-flow forecasting"
Names "increasingly sophisticated payment fraud and cyber threats" and the county's new ERP system as the most pressing challenges
Will "use the new system to provide clearer, more timely public reporting"
Tidbits: Property taxes and budget: In a League of Women Voters questionnaire, on handling county money: "I will follow state law and county policy, prioritize safety and liquidity over yield, and report clearly to the public."
Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements: Fort Bend Business Coalition
Fort Bend Conservative PAC (listed by campaign)
Campaign website: rickert.com

Jeffrey L Boney

Democratic

On ballot as: JEFFREY L BONEY
Current role: Not found
Background: Business management degree, Texas Southern University (1997)
11 years at Washington Mutual Bank (per campaign)
Founder, Texas Business Alliance (per campaign)
Former president and CEO, Greater Houston Black Chamber (per campaign)
Associate editor, Forward Times newspaper (per campaign)
Missouri City resident (since 2000) (per campaign)
Experience: Missouri City Council member, District B (first elected 2017; left November 2025; eight years)
Served as mayor pro tem (per candidate)
Chaired the Missouri City Finance Committee (per candidate)
Chaired the Houston-Galveston Area Council Audit Committee (per candidate)
Top priorities: "Fort Bend County must have a precinct-level spending report that shows taxpayers exactly where their county dollars are going"
"We also need to connect this office to the entire community"
"Treating every taxpayer dollar as if it came from my own family's wallet is important to me"
Campaign site lists "Transparency & Equitable Access" and "Community Engagement & Understanding" among four priorities
Tidbits: Property taxes and budget: In a League of Women Voters questionnaire: "Fort Bend County must have a precinct-level spending report that shows taxpayers exactly where their county dollars are going."
Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements: Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
Communication Workers of America (CWA 6222) (listed by campaign)
A. Philip Randolph Institute (listed by campaign)
Tidelands Labor Assembly (listed by campaign)
Texas Coalition of Black Democrats-Fort Bend Chapter (listed by campaign)
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Black Rosenberg Richmond Area Democrats (BRRAD) (listed by campaign)
Indivisible Fort Bend County (listed by campaign)
The Young and The Politics LLC (listed by campaign)
Campaign website: jeffreyboney.com